Educational Qualifications
Dual Degree (Bachelor & Master of
Technology)
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute
of Technology Bombay
Analytical Writing: 4.5/6.0
Won Gold Medal for India in 9
th
International Astronomy Olympiad held in Ukraine
Won Silver Medal in the 6
th
National Astronomy Olympiad
Won Gold Medal in the National Physics Olympiad
Won Gold Medal in the International Competition for Schools (Mathematics) by the University of New South
Wales (UNSW), Australia
PUBLICATIONS AND GUEST LECTURES
Bandyopadhyay S. et al., “Robust Control and Path Planning Algorithms for Small Satellites in Formation Flying Missions”,
International Astronautical Congress, Paper ID: IAC-09-B4.6A.3, Daejeon South Korea, October 2009 organized by
International Astronautical Federation. The manuscript has been invited for publication in Acta Astronautica.
Bandyopadhyay S. et al., “Introduction to Pratham, IIT Bombay’s Student Satellite Project”, Indian Small Satellite Systems
Conference, Bangalore, India, April 2010, organized by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Bandyopadhyay S. et al., “Development of Sliding Mode Controller for Small Satellite in Planetary Orbital Environment
Formation Flying Missions”, International Astronautical Congress, Paper ID: IAC-10-C1.5.6, Prague, Czech Republic,
September 2010 organized by International Astronautical Federation.
Bandyopadhyay S. et al., “Measurement of Total Electron Count of the Ionosphere and the Social Goal of Pratham, Indian
Institute of Technology Bombay's first Student Satellite” International Astronautical Congress, Paper ID: IAC-10.B4.2.4,
Prague, Czech Republic, September 2010 organized by International Astronautical Federation.
Bandyopadhyay S. et al., “System Engineering and Integration of Pratham, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay's first
Student Satellite”, International Astronautical Congress, Paper ID: IAC-10.B4.1.8, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2010
organized by International Astronautical Federation.
Delivered a Guest Lecture on Pratham at the National Small Satellite Symposium of the SEDS India National Conference at
Vellore, India 2009.
Delivered a Guest Lecture on ‘System Engineering of Pratham’ in the National Systems Conference at Roorkee, India, 2008.
Bandyopadhyay S. et al., “Path Planning and Robust Control of Satellite Formation Flying and Reconfiguration”,
submitted to AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics.
PROJECT MANAGER and SYSTEM ENGINEER of
PRATHAM, IIT BOMBAY STUDENT SATELLITE PROJECT
[Aug 2007 to present]
www.aero.iitb.ac.in/pratham
Co-founded the 1
st
Student Satellite Project of IIT Bombay support from Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and
Leading a team of 40 students. Pratham is in the Detailed Design Phase and will be launched in March 2011.
Responsible for the System Integration and Quality Assurance of the Mission.
Interactions with various organization of ISRO for the procurement of parts, manufacture of solar panels and batteries,
testing and launch of Pratham.
Discussions with scientists from National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, India and Institut de Physique du Globe de
Paris, France for the use of the TEC data of Pratham.
Captured System and Sub-System Requirements and generated Critical Parameters for all the 10 Sub-Systems.
Maintained Weight, Power and Data Budget and retained 15-20% margin in all the Budgets.
Developing the Hardware in Loop Simulator (HILS) along with the On Board Computer Sub-System, for testing the
electrical Sub-Systems of the integrated Satellite.
Conducted 2 national level workshops along with the Communication and Ground Station Sub-System, to help students
from 11 universities to build low cost (INR 25000, $500) Ground Stations for Pratham in their own universities.